High Point Y W C A marks ninth anniversary celebration
The High Point YWCA celebrated its ninth anniversary with a birthday meeting at the association building on East Commerce Street. Over 150 members attended a unique program featuring group reports, demonstrations by industrial clubs, and a keynote address on the association’s purpose and future growth.
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East Commerce Street
Th High Point Young Women’s Christian Association
Association
J. A. Eshelman
Clara Cox
P. W. Flagge
C. E. Holden
Irene Yarnall
Sacramento
Doris Pope
Margaret Opal Neese
John Peacock
Eva Woodward Craig
W. L. Jackson
Vivian Matson
Margaret Readdick
Lizzie Schubsky
Highland
Miriam Hayworth
Catherine Howard
Win One
Stehli Mills
Florence Nightingale Club
Mechanicsville
Worth White Club
High Point Overalls Company
Miss Matson
Who Wants a Boy in High Point Home Needed for Seven
A seven year old boy, whose father is dead and mother ill, needs a permanent home in High Point. The mother cannot work, and the boy has some schooling. Interested families may call Fr. H. Shuford, Boys' Commissioner, for placement.
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High Point
Fr. H. Shuford
Craven Family to Hold Cincinnati Reunion in High Point Visit
John A Craven of Cincinnati Ohio visiting his daughter Mrs David Waldron at 204 East Russell Street plans a Craven reunion on Sunday June 17. Relatives and friends are invited to a lawn dinner at the Waldron home. Craven a former Guilford County resident, active in religious work, works as a cabinet maker.
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John A. Craven
Coletrane
Coble Announces Sunday Sermons at First Presbyterian
Rev C P Coble will preach Sunday morning on The Immediate and Practical Importance of Religion at First Presbyterian Church. Sunday night’s topic is Weighed in the Balances. City firemen will attend the morning service.
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First Presbyterian Church
Cc. P. Coble
Last Rites for Mrs H W Lee Held at Home
Funeral services for Mrs H W Lee who died at 311 Allred street were held at her home with Rev H N Bowne officiating. A youth quartet sang two selections. Pallbearers from Repton Lodge No 63 I O O F included J R Young and C W Forrest. Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery.
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H. W. Lee
Allred Street
H. N. Bowne
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Carey Davis
Dan Smith
Nat Walker
Clarence Schultheiss
Kathleen Ambler
Annie Laura Patterson
Iris Caudle
Thelma Grady
Hazel Hayes
Pauline Hayes
Reption Lodge No. 63
J. R. Young
C. W. Forrest
W. J. Brown
B. H. McCain
B. W. Burr
D. W. Morris
Oakwood Cemetery
Endeavor Society Holds Good Mee
An audience of about 85 young people at Central Friends church discussed camp and conference programs. Grace Bulla led, Marvin Shore announced Paradise Point Christian Endeavor camp July 16 28 with girls first week and boys second. A J Koonce noted the state union convention at NCCW Greensboro August 3 4 and 5. Rada Postum Beatrice Crouch and Mabel Griffith contributed.
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Christian Endeavor Society
Central Friends Church
Grace Bulla
Marvin Shore
Christian Endeavor
Paradise Point
A. J. Koonce
High Point Christian Endeavor Union
State Union
Greensboro
Rada Postum
Beatrice Crouch
Mabel Griffith
Forgery Charge Faces Young Man
Howard Kennedy a young white man from near Thomasville was arrested in Durham on a forgery charge. He allegedly telegraphed the First National Bank of Thomasville in the name of C A Sink asking for $100 with identification waived. Kennedy is held on bond $300 to await a hearing.
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Lexington
Howard Kennedy
Thomasville
Durham
First National Bank
C. A. Sink
R. L. Pope
Thomasville Bank
Kennedy
Law
Sykes to Preach on Rewards of Service at Central Friends
Rev. Tom Alderman Sykes will preach at 11 o clock tomorrow at Central Friends church on Some Compensations that Come Through Christian Service. A Sunday night vesper at Archdale Playground at 6 30 features Our World and Our Life as the message.
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Tom Alderman Sykes
Central Friends Church
Archdale
Sykes
Plane Crash Kills Naval Aviator in Jamestown
In Jamestown, Lieut. Homer N. Wilkinson, U S Navy aviator, was killed and Seaman Harry C. Riker badly injured when their plane spiraled out of control from a high altitude and crashed into a vacant lot near the shore.
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Newport
R. L
Homer N. Wilkinson
United States
Harry C. Riker
Jamestown
Rev L A Peeler to celebrate 20th ministry anniversary
The 20th anniversary of Rev. Lee Alexander Peeler’s ordination as minister of the Kannapolis Reformed charge will be observed at St. John's Reformed Church in Kannapolis with three services including an 11 a.m. anniversary service. Notables from the region will attend and speak, with greetings from church and civic groups.
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Lee Alexander Peeler
Kannapolis
St. John’s
St. Paul's
St. John’s Reformed Church
Peeler
High Point
First Reformed Church
J. C. Leonard
Shuford Peeler
D. E. Bowers
Alexander
Sarah Ann Elizabeth Peeler
Rowan County
Salisbury
Crescent Academy
Catawba College
Central Theological Seminary
Dayton
Ohio
Ursinus School of Theology
Philadelphia
E. J. Sharpe
Cannon Manufacturing Company
Rockwell
North Carolina
Reverend Stevens Returns to Lead Green Street Baptist
Rev. Herman T. Stevens is home from Roanoke after two weeks away helping in a tent meeting. He will preach at both services tomorrow at Green Street Baptist Church. A song sermon themed Lessons from the Sea will headline Sunday night with Rev. J. D. Barnette directing the choir. A baptismal service is planned during that hour. Sunday school convenes at 9:30 AM. the public is invited to attend all services.
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Herman T. Stevens
High Point
Roanoke
Green Street Baptist Church
J. D. Barnette
Funeral services for G E Glascoe held at Abbotts Creek
Funeral services for G. E. Glascoe, Davidson county farmer, who died suddenly at his home near Boston school house, were conducted at the Abbotts Creek Missionary Baptist church. Rev. George R. Brown and Rev. G. W. Andrews officiated. Flowerbearers included Maude Glascoe and other granddaughters. Pallbearers listed. Burial in church family plot.
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G. E. Glascoe
Davidson County
Boston
Abbotts Creek Missionary Baptist Church
George R. Brown
M. P
Reidsville
G. W. Andrews
Thomasville M. P
Glascoe
Maude Glasccoe
Cletus Glascoe
Eva Glascoe
Troy Glascoe
Nellie Wade
Mildred Proctor
Ruth Payne
Treva Craven
Kathleen Craven
Alice Hanes
Ruth Hanes
Burl Hanes
H. B. Martin
B. A. Welborn
Jule Swaim
W. D. Payne
Earl Proctor
C. O. Craven
Church Cemetery
Miss Hutchinson Resigns to Join New Lexington Bank
Elizabeth Hutchinson, a longtime stenographer and bookkeeper for Phil lips and Bower, resigns to become assistant cashier at the Industrial Bank of Lexington. W P Bain becomes cashier and W O Burgin serves as president of the newly chartered bank opening soon in the Development building opposite the courthouse.
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Lexington
Elizabeth Hutchinson
Phillips and Bower
Industrial Bank of
W. P. Bain
Commercial and Savings Bank
W. O. Burgin
Beauty King George Burggman Wins Venice Parade
George Burggman captured the annual male beauty parade in Venice California claiming back to back wins this year after also winning last year. The event drew local contestants and spectators.
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George Burggman
Venice
Calif
Registration for Camp Pass Record at Uwharrie Camp
Scout Executive Bunn W Hackney reported the largest summer camp registration at Uwharrie ever, with Troops 10 14 and 28 leading. Several troops reported high percentages with Troops 19 14 at full enrollment and Troop 28 at 80. Week end camper leader is Salisbury Troop 2 with 20 of 30 registered for the second weekend. Hackney and archery instructor Robert Hubbard secured new archery equipment in Pinehurst.
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Bunn W. Hackney
Uwharrie
High Point
Salisbury
Hackney
Robert Hubbard
Pinehurst
Hackney Attending Conference at U X G
Bunn W. Hackney Jr executive of the Uwharrie council of boy scouts left for Chapel Hill to attend a conference of district scout executives at the university. The meeting aims to establish a course in the regular curriculum for students seeking to become scout executives.
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Bunn W. Hackney, Jr
Uwharrie Council of Boy Scouts
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Reverend L R Smith to Preach at Southside Baptist Church
Southside Church announces that Rev. L R Smith will preach at both Sunday services tomorrow at the Southside Baptist Church.
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Southside Church
L. R. Smith
Southside Baptist Church
Five grandsons and a great grandson pallbear at Omaha funeral
Mrs. Anna Mc Coy, 80, a Nebraska pioneer, was laid to rest in Omaha with five grandsons and a great grandson serving as pallbearers. The funeral highlighted her long life and regional legacy.
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Omaha
Anna McCoy
Nebraska
Guide to solving U S name enigmas on gazetteer
Washington June 9 An official guide to American place names will be published once the United States geographic board completes a new gazetteer. The board aims to settle spellings like Mesabi Mesaba or Missabi for the Minnesota iron range. Frank Bond says natural feature names cause most disputes as towns press for overruled decisions.
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Washington
United States Geographic Board
Minnesota Iron Range
Frank Bond
Geographic Board
of Washington
Mt. Rainier
Tacoma
Rainier
Congress
Bond
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